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WNXT (AM)

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City
  
Portsmouth, Ohio

Frequency
  
1260 kHz

Format
  
Sports

Branding
  
Fox Sports Radio 1260

First air date
  
1951

Power
  
5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night

WNXT (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio, United States, the station is currently owned by Hometown Broadcasting of Portsmouth, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio and Fox Sports Radio.

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History

WNXT went on the air in 1951. The history began when the original owner of WSAZ radio left to start a radio station in Portsmouth after WSAZ, as a radio station, became defunct.

Today's Format

Today much of WNXT is dominated by Fox Sports Radio and local sports. The station dumped much of its country music in 2004 for ESPN Radio. The station has a major variety of both local and professional sports. Roger Gray and Jim Smith are some of the local sports personalities. During the fall and winter, Jim Smith does the local sports show, the Saturday Morning Sports-line, talking to local coaches via telephone line. WNXT is also an affiliate for Cincinnati Reds baseball and Ohio State University football and basketball.

References

WNXT (AM) Wikipedia